Retirement
IFA linked to British Steel pension transfers goes under
IFA firm Active Wealth has gone into liquidation, four months after it was suspended from taking on new clients after the UK regulator raised concerns it gave “questionable advice” to British Steel Pension Scheme (BSPS) members.
Best Practice | 13 Feb 18
UK pension complaints to move under one roof
The Pensions Advisory Service’s dispute resolution function is moving to the Pension Ombudsman.
Best Practice | 5 Feb 18
Pension pot size a mystery for most
Three quarters of UK workers do not know the value of their pension fund, while a fifth of consumers aged over 55 will not trust anyone when it comes to getting financial advice, according the Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment (Cisi).
Half of professional athletes fail to seek financial advice
Almost half of professional athletes have given no thought to planning their finances for when their sporting careers end, according to findings from Old Mutual Wealth’s Financial Adviser School (FAS) and MA Sports consulting (MA).
Fund industry chief backs pan-EU pension product
Luxembourg fund bosses are still hopeful of concrete progress this year on a single cross border pension product in the EU.